End-gate.



JOHN F. MOKELLAR, OF STORDEN, MINNESOTA.

END-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 7, 1907.

Application filed February 21,1907. Serial No. 358,563-

]0 (til whom it vita/y concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MCKELLAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Storden, in the county of Cottonwood and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in End-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to wagon end-gates, and it contemplates the provision of a simple and durable end-gate designed more particularly for use in wagons employed in hauling grain to elevators, and embodying an easily operated, inexpensive and durable construction, whereby the grain may be discharged from the end of the wagon body without entailing removal of the whole gate from the body and in that way subjecting the gate and body to wear.

The invention also contemplates the provision of an end-gate for use in wagons for hauling grain and the like, embodying a major section or body and a sub-section movable with respect to the major section or body; the meeting portions of the major section or body and the sub-section being joined in such manner that leakage of even the smallest particles between the two is effectually prevented.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a wagon body equipped with the end-gate constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention; the said end-gate being shown with its subsection closed and fastened. Fig. 2 is a detail rear elevation of the body or major section of the end-gate, with the sub-section removed. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken throu h the structure as a whole in the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking downward. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken through the wagon body in a plane in front of the endgate and looking rearward or toward the endgate.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which:

A is a wagon body which in general may be and preferably is of the construction generally employed for carrying grain. The said body is provided in its bottom wall adjacent to the rear end thereof with two vertically disposed sockets a, see dotted lines in Fig. 1; and it is also provided on the inner sides of its side walls 6 adjacent to the rear ends thereof, with vertically disposed giiideways c, the latter to receive my novel end-gate which as a whole may be and preferably is removable from the body A. I would have it understood, however, that in the discretion of the manufacturer my novel end-gate may be permanently fixed in the body A without involving departrre from the scope of my inventi on as claimed.

As shown best in Fig. 1 my novel end-gate is made up of a body or major section B and a sub-section O. The body or major section is arranged in the guideways c of the wagon body A and is provided in its lower portion with an opening (1, preferably of rectangular form, as illustrated. The end walls 6 of the said opening (1 are beveled or inclined outward and rearward as illustrated, and back of the body or major section B is arranged a metallic plate D, Fig. 4, which extends across the top and down the sides of the opening (2 so as to form the flange f, best shown in Fig. 2, and designed to serve an important purpose presently set forth. The sub-section O of the end-gate is of a shape and size to snugly occupy the opening d in the major section B and its endsf are beveled in conformity to the end walls 6 of said opening. Thus it will be seen that when the sub section O is closed it rests entirely within and flush with the major section B; also that the beveled ends f of said sub-section snugly fit against the beveled walls 6 of the major section, and the inner flat side of the sub-sec tion rests close againstthe flange f with the result that leakage of even the smallest particles between the major section and the subsection is precluded, which is obviously an important desideratum. For the purpose of connecting the sub-section O with the major section B in a hinged manner, I employ the strap hinges D. The upper arms or leaves 9 of these hinges extend from the top wall of the openingd to the upper edge of the major section B and are securely fixed to said section through the medium of rivets h or other devices suitable to the purpose, while the lower arms or leaves 'i extend from the upper edge of the sub-section C to the lower edge thereof and are connected to said sub-section by rivets or other suitable means. From this specific construction it follows that the upper arms or leaves of the hinges D reinforce and lend strength and durability to the portion of the major section B above the opening (1 and throughout the height of said portion, while the lower arms or leaves i similarly strengthen and reinforce the subsection C throughout the height of said subsection.

E E are vertically disposed guides connected to the face of the sub-section 0 by rivets 76 or other suitable means, and F is the fastener which I prefer to employ in securing the subsection C in its closed position. The said fastener F is formed of a single piece of metal and comprises a horizontal hand loop I extending rearward at a right angle with respect to the sub-section 0, legs m depending from the arms of the loop Z and extending through the guides E and having lateral offsets or shoulders at below the lowermost guides, and lower end portions 29 positioned above the before-described sockets a in the bottom wall of the wagon body A.

It will be readily apparent that the loop Z of the fastener F affords a convenient hand hold, and that through the medium of said loop the fastener may be readily raised outof the sockets a to release the sub-section G. Then while still grasping the loop Z of the fastener, the operator may use-the same to advantage in drawing the subsection 0 out of the opening (I in the major section B so as to permit grain or other substance to freely flow through the said opening d. Again it i will be noticed that when the said sub-section C is swung to its closed position, it may be quickly secured in such position by merely shoving the fastener F downward. In this connection it will be seen that the shoulders or offsets n of the fastener cooperate with the lower guides E to limit the upward movement of the fastener, and hence when the sub-section C is closed and it is desired to fasten the same but a very slight downward movement of the fastener F is necessary to accomplish such purpose.

The provision of the sub-section C in the end-gate is materially advantageous for the reason that it obviates the necessity of removing the whole end-gate from the wagon body in order to discharge the latter of its contents, and in that way avoids considerable wear and tear on both the end-gate and the wagon body..

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent,

1. A wagon end-gate comprising a major section having an opening in its lower portion, a plate connected to the forward or in ner side of the major section and extending inward beyond the top and side walls of the said opemng and affording flanges at such points, a sub-secti on hinged to the major section and arranged when closed to snugly occupy the opening and oppose its inner side to the flanges afforded by the plate, and adjustable means for fastening the said sub-section in its closed position.

2. The combination of a wagon body having vertically disposed sockets in its bottom wall, an end-gate arranged in saidbody and comprising a major section having an opening and a sub-section hinged at its upper edge to the major section and arranged in one position to close the opening thereof; said sub-section being provided on its rear side with vertically disposed, parallel guides, and a vertically movable fastener formed of a single piece of material and comprising a horizontal loo extending rearward at a right angle wit respect to the sub-section, vertical legs depending from the arms of the loop and removable through the guides and provided below the guides with lateral oifsets or shoulders, and vertical end ortions extending downward from the shou ders or offsets and positioned to enter the sockets in the bottom Wall of the wagon body when the sub-section is closed. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. MGKELLAR.

Witnesses:

Or'ro FERING, O. H. RUHBERG. 

